From our offices in Hackensack and Manhattan, we serve individuals and businesses across northern New Jersey including Bergen County, Essex County, Union County, Middlesex County and Passaic County and the five boroughs of New York City.
A partnership dispute or shareholder dispute is similar to a divorce in many ways. Parties with an ownership stake grow apart over differing goals for the business or arguments about money. Tempers, egos and third parties escalate matters. Ultimately one member leaves and must be compensated fairly or the parties agree to a dissolution and must sort out division of the assets and liabilities.
The law firm of Kirsch Gartenberg Howard LLP provides sophisticated and strategic counsel for disputes between business partners or shareholders. Partners Thomas Howard and Amie Gartenberg have 60 years of combined experience, including business law and contract disputes, and Mr. Howard is a certified civil trial lawyer and skilled negotiator.
Practicing in northern New Jersey and New York City, KGH represents stakeholders in limited liability partnerships, law firms and other professional practices, corporations large and small, and LLCs (limited liability companies).
Bergen County Partnership Disputes Attorney
Depending on the nature of the conflict — business objectives, management roles, sharing of profits, sharing of workload, bringing on new partners, squeeze-out power plays — we work with clients to determine if the business relationship can be salvaged. We can offer creative and practical solutions, counsel for mediation, or assistance in revising the partnership agreement or shareholder agreement.
More often, these disputes lead to one of two scenarios:
- We represent either side in buyouts to ensure fair consideration and protect the business entity, including going to court to force the divestiture.
- As a last resort, we can represent individuals in dissolution of the partnership or company. Our philosophy is to foster a cost-effective settlement over scorched-earth litigation.
We have access to highly qualified business valuation experts, tax specialists and business mediators. Our attorneys also know which courts will be the more favorable venue for our clients when litigation is the best or only recourse.
Hackensack Shareholder Disputes Lawyer
Contact us online or arrange a confidential consultation at 877-319-7488. We have offices in Hackensack (NJ) and Manhattan (NY).
